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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1929
Page
2
The Telegraph describes its role as a Friday and Tuesday issue serving Sidney Cheyenne County and Western Nebraska. It notes post office registration and subscription details while reflecting on rural urban ties and national unity through social and commercial connections across cities and rural districts.
A large sugar producer, handling about half of U S output, used price cuts and high profits to crush smaller rivals and farmers. It paid farmers $1 more per ton for beets briefly, then slashed beet prices by $1, while boosting its own profits to 45 percent. Farmers seek tariff boosts to raise beet pay. critics question the company's 45 percent return.
The piece argues that good roads and automobiles shrink distances shaping civilization. Rural isolation fades as travel times drop. people now routinely cover hundreds of miles in a day, erasing regional separations and linking cities and countryside. The shift highlights how mobility accelerates national cohesion.
Radio fans in Sidney report widespread interference affecting teen listening and reception. The article notes the growing use of electrical appliances in homes increases the potential for interference, though modern devices aim to avoid it. It urges owners to have appliances checked to see if they disrupt radio reception, or for radio owners to consider alternatives.
Citizens form an association to hire a competent inspector for every electrical appliance and demand city wide checks. Wester Public Service Co reports its system free of interference after an engineer’s inspection. Residents urged to have their own equipment checked and to push railroads to inspect their lines. The radio is a vital education and pleasure source and should be promoted for better reception.
Vincent Ely Elmer Hughes and Ed Wolverton aided C B Kinton with his cane Monday. The Charles Lessman boys helped A L Cruise husk corn last week. Lavern Lessman had dental work Tuesday. Ray Frame butchered a beef Monday. Alfred Winkleman returned to school Wednesday after appendicitis. Mr and Mrs Charles Lessman drove to Sterling Saturday. W A Sparks hauled hogs to Sidney Wednesday. Farmers Union meeting drew many locals in Sidney Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Ed Brockelsby visited J J Wait home Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs George Rippé with Mrs Jennie Jones drove to Sidney Thursday morning.
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